HOLLAND TOWNSHIP, MI -- A 5-year-old boy is hospitalized in stable condition after authorities say he ran into a car while crossing the road in Holland Township on Friday evening.

A car traveling westbound in the 500 block of West Lakewood Boulevard slowed for a child who ran out into the road, crossing from north to south. The 5-year-old Holland boy then attempted to cross the road and ran into the car's front passenger side about 6:52 p.m. Aug. 22, deputies said.

A witness told deputies the boy was waiting to join kids on the other side of the road and thought traffic had cleared. The driver, Susan Cortese, 50, of Holland, had the right of way, authorities said.

The boy was transported to Holland Hospital and was in stable condition Friday night.

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